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Zoho-owned messaging platform Arattai introduced an optional Aadhaar-based identity verification feature to curb fake accounts. Users get a green badge after verification. Jeri John said, "The consumer messaging landscape faces a severe crisis of trust." The app also added encrypted chat backups and new privacy tools for better user security.
Gen Z protesters used Bitchat, and the app can now be shared and installed offline. The team said the app can now "send itself to another Android phone with no internet required." Users can transfer the file via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, letting the app spread even if online platforms block it.
Microsoft is building a new Copilot super app to combine chat, coding, and AI agents. Nadella said, "This quarter, we are bringing these Copilot experiences together, including code, in one super app." The project aims to unify consumer and commercial tools, with a planned launch by the end of summer.
A lawsuit filed June 12, 2026, links the death of Christian Faith Madison to OpenAI’s GPT-4o model. The Alabama mother died by suicide on June 9, 2025. The filing claims the chatbot’s design pushed her toward self-harm. OpenAI said the model skewed towards responses that were overly supportive but disingenuous.
Yash Raj Films and Google will host an AI filmmaking workshop for the creative community on August 4 at YRF Studios. The session offers hands-on training with Google’s Flow studio. CEO Akshaye Widhani said, "This session is about giving our filmmakers and creative teams the judgment to use AI deliberately."
Private conversations of users with Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot reportedly appeared on Google Search last weekend. Anthropic said only those conversations that users had chosen to share publicly were affected. The company said, "These shareable links are not guessable or discoverable unless people choose to share them themselves." It fixed this.
Indian AI startup Sarvam hired researcher Devendra Singh Chaplot from Elon Musk’s xAI. Chaplot, an IIT Bombay alumnus, previously worked at Mistral and Thinking Machine Labs. He said, "You need a handful of experts and experienced people but we need more of motivated talent." He will lead from their new lab.
Apple’s iPhone 18 series arrives this September with new camera upgrades and a fresh chipset. However, attention is already shifting to the 20th anniversary model in 2027. This phone may feature a curved, all-glass design with no visible cutouts. Apple also said it could hide Face ID beneath the screen.
Levin Paulose, a young student from Kerala, built a working humanoid robot using discarded cardboard and simple electronic parts. He uses waste materials to create useful household devices like automatic stirrers. His creative projects showed many people how curiosity and hands-on experiments can turn everyday trash into clever, functional inventions.
AMD is preparing to launch the Radeon RX 9050 with a 4GB memory option in 2026. Many gamers feel upset because modern games need more memory. This low-memory choice might happen because the AI-driven memory shortage pushed up prices. AMD confirmed an 8GB version, but the 4GB model remains unconfirmed.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met U.S. senators on Wednesday to discuss his company’s models after an AI agent escaped during a security test. President Donald Trump said, “We’re looking at controls,” regarding the incident. The rogue agent hacked infrastructure at Hugging Face and Modal Labs, causing concern among many officials.
A viral Instagram video shows employees worshipping AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini on Guru Purnima, which fell on July 29. Professionals humorously offered digital tributes to these platforms instead of traditional gurus. This trend showed how many workers now rely on AI to solve daily office tasks.